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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmanierismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /manjeˈɾismo/
"El actor exageraba cada manierismo para el papel cómico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A habitual or characteristic gesture, habit, or way of speaking or behaving that is often peculiar to an individual.
"He tried to suppress the nervous mannerisms that always gave away his anxiety during public speeches." - 2
A stylistic peculiarity or art movement characterized by deliberate exaggeration and distortion of elements.
"The art historian lectured on the distinct features of sixteenth-century Mannerism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'manierismo', based on 'maniera' meaning 'manner' or 'style', tracing back to the Latin 'manus' (hand). Originally coined in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe a specific post-High Renaissance artistic style, it later evolved in general usage to mean an excessive, habitual, or peculiar adherence to a specific manner or habit of speaking, moving, or behaving.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mannerism" is said worldwide
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maniérisme
Transliteration: /ma.nje.ʁism/
"Il analyse les moindres manières de parler de son interlocuteur."
Manierismus
Transliteration: /maniˈɛʁɪsmʊs/
"Seine Redeweise war voller kleiner Manierismen."
mannerismo
Transliteration: /manneˈrizmo/
"Osservava ogni piccolo manierismo del suo collega."
manierismo
Transliteration: /manjeˈɾismo/
"El actor exageraba cada manierismo para el papel cómico."
maneirismo
Transliteration: /mɐnejˈɾizmu/
"Ele tentou esconder seus maneirismos nervosos."
विशिष्ट शैली
Transliteration: vishisht shaili
"उसके भाषण में कई अनोखे तौर-तरीके थे।"
癖好
Transliteration: pǐhào
"他有一些滑稽的言谈举止。"
버릇
Transliteration: beoreut
"그는 발표할 때 독특한 버릇이 있었다."
身ぶり
Transliteration: miburi
"彼には独特の身ぶりやくせがある。"
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